theatre
The First Shadow, a stage play based on Netflix’s Stranger Things, will open in London’s Phoenix Theater later this year. According to the Hollywood Reporter, The First Shadow comes from an original story by series creators Matt and Ross Duffer, as well as writer/co-executive producer Kate Trefry, plus Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes). It will be written by Trefry and directed by Stephen Daldry (The Crown, […]
Fat Joe is getting the full theatrical treatment. On Friday, the Terror Squad rapper announced he will hit the stage for one-man show based on his upcoming memoir The Book of Jose. The stand-up event will include unfiltered, never-before-heard anecdotes about Joe’s life and career, such as his prison stint nearly a decade ago and the time he […]
Emma Stone just locked in a deal to star in the sequel to Disney’s Cruella, according to Deadline. The Oscar winner reportedly signed off on the film’s follow-up after Disney saw some backlash over the theatrical-Disney+ Premier model, and it is still unclear if the sequel will be released just theatrically or in homes as well, […]
Universal Pictures and NBC Universal’s streaming service Peacock has just inked a new deal that will allow every film that comes out of Universal to be available on Peacock after they debut in theaters. In a move not dissimilar from what other streaming platforms like HBO Max have done, beginning in 2022, films like Jurassic World: […]
Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres, which are owned by Decurion, will be closing down its multiple locations amid financial difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Deadline reports. The beloved Cinerama Dome, which opened up in 1963 and is located on Sunset Boulevard, will also be closing. The popular theater was featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a […]
After much of the world likely forgot about the demise of MoviePass thanks to a global pandemic and just about everything else 2020 threw our way, it seems the service may be resurrected. For those unfamiliar, MoviePass was a subscription-based movie-ticketing serivce that, at one point, allowed users to watch one movie per day in theaters for $9.95 per […]
The ultra-popular superhero Static Shock might be receiving his own theatrical adaptation. According to Variety, filmmaker Reginald Hudlin said during a DC FanDome panel that there have been some “serious conversations” about getting the hero on the big screen. “One of the things we’re really excited about, we really want to live up to the name of […]
With many movie theaters still forced to stay closed due to public health risks, Walmart has partnered with Tribeca Enterprises to create 160 drive-in theaters out of their parking lots to be used from August to October. Walmart announced via Twitter on Wednesday that they plan to work with Tribeca Enterprises to deliver a movie […]
AMC Theatres have fired three employees from their Metairie, Louisiana location following an investigation into claims of a racial profiling during a showing of Harriet earlier this month, NOLA.com reports. On Nov. 3, more than a dozen members of the 504 Queens, an African-American women’s empowerment group, were confronted by the first of what would be three AMC Theatres employees that […]
With the theatrical release of Martin Scorsese’s new epic The Irishman less than a month away, Netflix announced the movie will also hit Broadway. The streaming giant already planned to release The Irishman in theaters on Nov. 1 ahead of its Netflix debut on Nov. 27, but it will now also show at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre for a whole month with […]
